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JK - she’s done it now

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Butchyrestingface · 26/01/2020 11:00

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GrumpyGran8 · 26/01/2020 14:41

SmudgeButt That tweet was supposed to be sarcasm - reading his follow-up tweets makes that clear.
It's a good example of Poe's Law, when the extremists get so silly that you can't tell the real from the parody.

LeekMunchingSheepShagger · 26/01/2020 14:36

She’s bloody brilliant

SmudgeButt · 26/01/2020 14:29

I would happily kick a teacher's assistant around the block for destroying a book someone, particularly a child in their class, is reading. I don't care if you think it's great literature or not. Reading is such a great thing, a pleasure and a learning experience that nothing should be done that makes the child reader ashamed. If it was a dreadful racist track then perhaps a conversation would be in order and providing a balanced view but I would suggest the TA should be disciplined and perhaps even fired for their actions.

BlackForestCake · 26/01/2020 14:26

This is Dick.
This is Jane.
Jane likes Dick.
Jane is cisheteronormative.

HerRoyalFattyness · 26/01/2020 14:25

The very hungry Caterpillar was clearly gay. The nibbling his way out of the cocoon and being a butterfly was a metaphor.

BurneyFanny · 26/01/2020 14:23

despite neglecting to include a single LGBT character in HP

Eh? Since we didn't see any sex scenes either way, not quite sure how you work that out.

midcenturylegs · 26/01/2020 14:20

Oh blue I read all of those. I've still got a lot of the stories on cassette and a friend borrows for long-distance journeys (her car has a tape player!). Fanny and Willy and Dick always at the rescue!

thebluearsefly · 26/01/2020 14:17

Anyone read The Famous Five as a kid? Wonder what the TRAs take on George would be? Transman no doubt cos George refused to do the washing up with Anne

midcenturylegs · 26/01/2020 14:16

Can someone please take a photo of page 9?! Reminds me, I am out of gin...!

DickKerrLadies · 26/01/2020 14:15

Just to be clear, MorganKitten, what did JR do to 'turn against the community'? Which 'views' of hers do you disagree with?

Because, y'know, you haven't actually said what you disagree with.

midcenturylegs · 26/01/2020 14:14

Sophocles according to Glinner it was just in response to a made-up/photo-shopped tweet.

If that's the case she has had a huge huge pile-on, for on face value denying the provenance of a tweet - but I think she's been very clever with what she's done :-)

TheProdigalKittensReturn · 26/01/2020 14:12

Also. Rowling doesn't "preach" anything. She writes novels. You either like them or you don't.

SchadenfreudePersonified · 26/01/2020 14:12

My daughter was very surprised that the tiger who came for tea took until page 9 before mentioning he likes cock.

You SOD, donquixotedelamancha

I've just spat a mouthful of very delicious artisanal distillery gin all over my laptop reading this.

Ereshkigalangcleg · 26/01/2020 14:11

No one is upset. We all just think it's ridiculous.

thebluearsefly · 26/01/2020 14:09

Which hate groups morgan ? Would you like to answer any PPs questions or just continue to add vague, emotive comments ?

TheProdigalKittensReturn · 26/01/2020 14:09

I feel like I really missed out not knowing if the Cat in the Hat was pansexual or ace.

SisyphusLangClegRocks · 26/01/2020 14:08

I think the Very Hungry Caterpillar is a little too phallocentric imo

MorganKitten · 26/01/2020 14:05

@thebluearsefly nope totally sober, but her real not photoshopped tweets sho the real jk. She likes hate group tweets, I can’t support that. Last time I spoke about her on here people got upset. My views come from her actions. End of. I won’t comment more.

Beamur · 26/01/2020 14:04

Superb post from JK. She's not demonising anyone but shines a light on an uncomfortable truth.
So glad I am no longer reading the Tiger who came to tea or the Hungry caterpillar to DD as these images would now be clouding my mind

donquixotedelamancha · 26/01/2020 13:59

What about the Gruffalo?

I don't think homoerotic love stories need to explicitly state their characters obvious sexuality.

I do think it's disappointing that the snake isn't some bloke with a beard who identifies as a snake. Missed opportunity for inclusion.

HouseOfGoldandBones · 26/01/2020 13:58

@MorganKitten

In here books she preaches love and excepting everyone

I don't love everyone, but I accept that everyone has the right to live their lives as they see fit, providing that doesn't remove anyone elses rights.

But why would JKR being aware of biological reality mean that she doesn't accept anyone?

Ereshkigalangcleg · 26/01/2020 13:56

PMSL

SisyphusLangClegRocks · 26/01/2020 13:54

Also very disappointed in the lack of LGBTQE=MC2 representation in the Noddy books.

Although I think that Silky from The Folk of the Faraway Tree may have been loosely based on Jane Fae.

Melroses · 26/01/2020 13:52

I'm not even sure how one would "except" someone.

I think that is Received Pronunciation of "accept" BBC circa 1958 (Maffin the Mule)

Redshoeblueshoe · 26/01/2020 13:52

Donquixote
What about the Gruffalo ?

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